Safety-razor



(No Model.)

F" 0. & R. KAMPFE.

SAFETY RAZOR.

No. 354,196. Patented Dec. 14, 1886,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK KAMPFE, OTTO KAMPFE, AND RICHARD KAMPFE, BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,196, dated December14, 1886.

Application filed October 19, 1856. Serial No.21t1673. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FREDERICK KAMPFE, OTTO KAMPFE, and RICHARD KAMPFE,of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Safety Razors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in that class ofrazors known as safety-razors.

The object of our invention is to provide a safety-razor in which theblade and guard can be easily and rapidly adjusted in relation to eachother, and which razor has a handle which can be folded over the guardand holder for the purpose of forming a casing.

The invention consists in the combination, with the blade, of anadjustable guard-holder and two curved handlesections pivoted totheopposite edges of the plate and adapted to be used as handles, orfolded over the guard and blade-holder to form a casing, all as will befully described hereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a side view of ourimprovedsafety-razor, the same being shown open for use. Fig. 2 is a rear viewof the same in the same position. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view on theline xx, Fig. 2, the razor being closed. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thesame, the razor being open. Figs. 5 and 6 are longitudinal sections ofthe guard.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The plate A has its ends turned up to form the flanges A, which flangesare provided with upwardly-projecting extensions or lugs A to which theU shaped standard 13 is pivoted, the cross-piece of the standard being ashort dis tance above the plate 0, mounted to slide on the plate Atransversely to the direction of the length of said plate A, a screw, D,projecting from the plate 0 through a. transverse slot, D, in the plateA, and on said screwD a nut, preferably having a milled head, isscrewed, the said nut resting against the bot tom surface of the saidplate A. The plate 0 is provided with upwardly-projecting arms F, on theupper ends of which the guard G is held, which extends in the directionof the length of the plate A, and is above the front edge of the same.aserpentine wire, asshown in Fig. 4; or the :wire may be bent to form aseries oftriangles, as shown in Fig. 5, or rectangular figures ormeander, as shown in Fig. 6.

The cross-piece B of the U-shaped stand 'ard B is provided with a lug orwing, H, projecting toward the rear, and through said wing a screw, J,is screwed, which is provided with a head, J, below the bottom of theplate A, a'

the blade R, the cutting-edge of which rests. on the guard G, as shownin Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

A U-shaped spring-latch, S, is pivoted to the shanks of the U-shapedstandard B, and is provided with alug, S, which, when the lug is swungdown, rests against the rear edge of the blade and holds the same inplace. The ends of the rod Q project beyond the outsides of the standardB and form rests to support the latch S, and to prevent the same frombeing swung down too far.

To each longitudinal edge of the plate A a plate, T, is hinged, whichhas approximately the shape of a half'circle. One of said plates T has apin, T, on the outer convex surface, and the other has an aperture, T",for receiving said pin. A latch, U, is pivoted to one plate T, and apin, U, is provided on the other; or any other suitable catch may beprovided for keeping the sections closed.

The operation is as follows: When the razor is not in use, the twocurved plates Tare swung over the guard and blade holders, as shown inFig. 3, and locked by means of the latch U. When the razor is to beused, the latch U is opened and the two curved plates T swung down intothe position shown in Fig. l, the pin T passing into the aperture T andthus holding them together, whereby the two plates serve as a handle forreceiving the thumb and first finger. hen the edge of the blade pro- Theguard G .is formed of roo jects too far over the guard, the nut E isloosened and then moved in the direction of the arrow X, Fig. 3, wherebythe plate 0 and the guard G are moved in the direction of the arrow X,Fig. 3, and the guard is moved from back toward the edge of the blade.WVhen the edge of the blade does not project sufficiently over theguard, the nut is loosened as before, and the plate 0 and guard G movedin the inverse direction of the arrow X. In case the edge of the bladerests too closely upon the guard G the screw J is turned in such amanneras to press the lug H downward, the U-shaped standard B swingingon its pivots, whereby the cutting-edge oi the blade is raised from theguard and the spring K compressed. \Vhen the edge of the blade isnotclose enough to the guard, the screw J is loosened, so as to permit thespring Kin expanding to press the lug H upward, thereby pressing theedge of the blade down upon the guard. When the blade is to be removed,the latch S is swung up, so as to release the blade.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a safety-razor, the combination, with aplate on which the razor and guard-holder are held, of a cover formed oftwo curved sections hinged to the edges of the plate, which curvedsections also serve as a handle when swung down, substantially as shownand described.

2. In a safety razor, the combination, with a plate and guard-holders onthe same, of two curved plates hinged to the said edges of said plate,one of the curved plates being provided with a pin and the other with anaperture, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a safety-razor, the combination .with a plate, of a blade-holderpivoted on the same, a sliding plate below the pivoted blade-holder, anda guard on said sliding plate, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a safety-razor, the combination, with a plate, of a blade-holderpivoted on the same, a spring acting on the blade-holder, and a screwscrewed into the blade-holder, substan-..

tially as shown and described.

5. In a safety-razor, the combination, with a plate, of a blade-holderpivoted on the same, a sliding plate below the blade-holder, a guard onthe sliding plate, a screw passing through the sliding plate and throughthe plate on which said plate slides, and a not on said screw,substantially 'as shown and described.

' 6. In a safcty-razor, the combination, with a plate, of a blade-holderpivoted on the same,

a pivoted latch on the blade-holder, a rod in' FREDERICK KAMPFE. OTTOKAMPFE. RICHARD KAMIFE.

XVitnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, CARL Knnr.

